Arms Control in the European Political Environment: French and German Elite Responses, 1964
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]
Deutsch, Karl W. (Karl Wolfgang)
arms control
career history
deterrence
disarmament
domestic policy
European unification
European Union
foreign policy
German reunification
government elites
leadership
national interests
nationalism
NATO
nuclear war
perceptions
political affiliation
political attitudes
political elites
political systems
voting history
world politics
This study collected data from 147 French and 173 German elite figures in order to investigate four significant aspects of French and West German politics relevant to the issue of arms control and disarmament in Western Europe. These four areas were domestic policy, foreign policy, European integration, and arms control and disarmament. The questions probed respondents' perceptions of the political system and its future, opinions on specific foreign policy issues and their relationship to domestic politics, the two Germanys question, national sovereignty versus international associations, European integration, and various nuclear strategies and arms control arrangements. Latent attitude structures were also measured. The "latent attitudes" questions tapped the respondents' interest in and emotional reactions to issues, perceptions of emotional reactions to professional roles and responsibilities, general ability to structure problems, open-mindedness, alienation, and feelings of competence. Biographical data, including standard demographic and personal information as well as data on party, military, and governmental backgrounds, were compiled from public records and interviews. Demographic variables cover age, sex, religious affiliation, level of education, military service, and past and present occupations.
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http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07274.v1
02-16-1992
survey data
aggregate data
personal interviews and public records
Europe
France
Germany
Global
1964